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Long-Term Ti 7.1.D. - Page 15 • On-land Cleanups-One part-time employee patrols and removes trash (i.e.,large items) from trash hot spots and known illegal dumping areas five days a week throughout the City. The City's Public Works Services Department manages individuals provided by the County's Sheriffs Work Program.Work conducted may include removing trash and debris from public rights-of-way and streets,and providing landscape maintenance.In addition,the City-supported Pride&Beautification Committee sponsors two annual on-land cleanups in the spring and fall each year.Volunteers remove litter and illegally dumped trash from school sites,the waterfront,parks,streets and other areas.Each event has been a great success at bringing volunteers together in beautifying the City. Lastly,the City conducts on- land cleanups within the downtown area five days/week to improve overall aesthetics and reduce trash loads to the MS4. • Improved Trash Bin/Container Management-The City is managing the volume of trash generated by pedestrians within the downtown area by providing an adequate number of bins.The City also reaches out to businesses with inadequate trash containers to help them obtain the appropriate level of service to handle their respective trash loads. • Street Sweeping-The City's street sweeping includes sweeping certain streets within the immediate downtown area four times/week,sweeping streets in residential, commercial and industrial areas once/month,and sweeping large arterial roads (e.g.,El Camino Real and Woodside Road (between El Camino Real and Alameda de las Pulgas) once/week with the exception of Woodside Road (between Broadway and El Camino Real) once/month. "No Parking- Street Cleaning"signs are posted for street sweeping on Douglas Avenue (between Spring Street and Middlefield Road) and Marshall Street(between Chestnut Street and Maple Street).As a result,sweeping practices on both streets are effective since the sweeper is reaching the curb.In August 2013,the City purchased a Madvac LR50 ride-on vacuum to complement existing street sweeping and further reduce trash loads within the downtown area. • Full-Capture Treatment Devices-In 2012 and 2013,the City installed 148 small full- capture devices (i.e.,connector pipe screens)within an eastern portion of the City.A total of 131 small full-capture devices were installed within the downtown area.The area treated by the 148 small full capture devices is approximately 200 acres of land.This equates to approximately 2.2 % of the City's jurisdictional area.These installations fulfill Permit Provision C.10.a.ii Minimum Full Trash Capture requirement of 93 acres.These devices are inspected and maintained a minimum of four times/year.Additional inspection and maintenance is conducted,as necessary after large storms. • Creek Hot Spot Cleanups-The City has three creek hot spots. Each hot spot is cleaned annually in compliance with Permit Provision C.10.b.iii of the MRP.The volume of debris collected at each hot spot will continue to be tracked and reported annually.Cleanups have been occurring since 2010. Control measures described in this Long-Term Plan build upon actions taken to-date via the City's Short-Term Plan.A full description of control measures implemented via Short and Long-Term Plans is included in Section 3.2. Outcomes associated with Short-Term Plan implementation will be reported in the City's FY 2013-2014 Annual Report,scheduled for submittal to the Water Board by September 15, 2014. 7